What's the best car that you can buy in Britain right now? Our top 10 automotive greats, ranked

We've driven the Honda Civic Type R all over the place and frankly it's at its most coherent on the Isle of Man. But everywhere else it's eminently livable-with - if you can forgive its lairy looks. A seminal hyper hatch and a key chapter in the rapid evolution of this segment.

We'd go as far as to say it's the best all-round hot hatch. On a journey of over 1,000 miles, it's only the awful sat nav that causes any frustration. In fact, if the infotainment was improved, this truly terrific car would be higher in our estimations.